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Webster 1913 Edition
Coke
Coke
,Noun.
[Perh. akin to
cake
, n.] Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [GREEK] smokeless fire is required.
[Written also
coak
.] Gas coke
, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.
Coke
,Verb.
T.
To convert into coke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Coke
COKE
,Noun.